Category: E-Books

We know shame can be a morally valuable emotion that helps us realize when we fail to be the kinds of people we aspire to be. We feel shame when we fail to live up to the norms, standards, and ideals we value as part of a virtuous life. But

With contributions from experts on democracy promotion Civil Society and Democracy Promotion (PDF) examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It emphasizes on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended outcomes of external democracy promotion on civil society development.

Remote Sensing of Geomorphology, Volume 23, (PDF) discusses the new range of remote-sensing techniques (lidar, structure from motion photogrammetry, advanced satellite platforms) that has guided to a dramatic increase in terrain information, and as such offered new opportunities for a better understanding of surface morphology and related Earth surface processes.

Rubenstein & Alcock’s Animal Behavior 11th edition (PDF) is an updated, integrative and comparative overview of how and why animals as diverse as humans and insects behave the way that they do, linking behaviors to the genes, brain, and hormones, as well as to the surrounding social and ecological environments.

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd edition, (PDF) examines the importance of cultural and ethnic factors for community health practice. Written and edited by a stellar list of contributors who are experts in the field, this ebook describes essential models, theories, and practices for working with race,